http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:13:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It continues to be a mystery to me why Chess Life keeps publishing pictures like this (from the January 2010 cover story): http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2010/01/17/237 As 2009 draws to a close, it looks like I'm going to finish with just 17 or 18 rated tournament games this year. This is about half of what I've done in previous years. Also, in previous years I've played in several Team 45-45 tournaments online, and this year I ... http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2009/12/10/228 Last month I won a game with an endgame that featured two b-pawns and two c-pawns advancing on a lone b-pawn. Later, when I was trying to get to sleep, I puzzled over the third extra pawn. I could remember winning two of those pawns earlier in the game, but ... http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2009/11/28/220 I'm doing some tinkering with themes, so this site may look funny for a few days. http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2009/11/27/218 I just updated the blog links on the left with a bunch of ACIS of Caissa blogs. http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2009/11/26/216 BlunderProne described how to create a database of training positions using ChessBase. Here's my first entry, from Lavoie-Eddins Nov 2009: Black to move http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2009/11/25/209 Blunderprone is gathering interested chess bloggers into ACIS (Adult Chess Improvement Seekers). I readily fit into that category. I played tournament chess in high school and then life interrupted chess, as it does for so many. My interest was rekindled by teaching my kids how to play, and almost seven years ... http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2009/11/24/204 Since I created the Chess Imager script for dynamically generating chessboard images online, several people have asked me if they could have the source code so that they could install it on their own web server. I'm happy to announce that Chess Imager is now available in open-source form. http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2009/11/21/201 Here's a game against my fellow blogger, Blunderprone. Unfortunately for me, Blunderprone did not. (Blunder, that is.) I did, however, by exchanging queens into a disadvantageous endgame. .boardhidden {display:none}; .boardshown {display:inline} (show chess board) (hide chess board) http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2009/07/13/187 Thought I'd post a pointer to Smitty's Chess Corner. Smitty, a regular at the Metrowest Chess Club, is justifiably proud of recently breaking the 1600 rating barrier. He's been writing a series of blogs about Metrowest Chess Club champions. I added Smitty's blog to my list of MCC blogs on the ... http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2009/07/12/185